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U&Yesterday TV guide

U&Yesterday today, and every day back to March 2024.

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CountryUnited Kingdom
Sat 17 Oct22 programmes
Listings fromMar 2024
CategoryGeneral
On now on U&Yesterday01:56 UTC
On now
Great Continental Railway Journeys
01:00 to 02:00 UTC
4 minutes left
02:00Teleshopping
05:10Great Continental Railway JourneysS2 E6
06:10Great Continental Railway JourneysS3 E1
07:00Bangers & CashS6 E10
ScheduleU&Yesterday schedule

All times UTC. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/schedule?date=2026-10-17&tz=UTC

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
00:00Find It, Fix It, Flog ItOn the south coast, Henry Cole gets to work an aircraft fuel tank, while Simon O'Brien becomes obsessed with a 1960s speedboat. S3 Ep5S3 E5, Episode 51h
01:00Great Continental Railway JourneysSofia to Istanbul: Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide, Michael Portillo travels from Sofia to Istanbul along part of the rout...S4 E1, Sofia to Istanbul1h
02:00TeleshoppingShopping from Home.3h 10m
05:10Great Continental Railway JourneysVienna to Trieste: Michael Portillo travels the Habsburg imperial line from Vienna across the impressive Semmering Pass, a railway line through the...S4 E2, Vienna to Trieste1h
06:10Great Continental Railway JourneysPisa to Lake Garda: Michael Portillo experiences first-hand Italy's 'need for speed' in a Maserati sports car, and discovers how the leaning tower ...S4 E3, Pisa to Lake Garda50m
07:00Great Canal JourneysBritain and Ireland: Timothy West and Prunella Scales return to the Oxford Canal for a voyage through Cherwell Valley and recall their favourite wa...1h
08:00Great Canal JourneysLeeds and Liverpool: Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on a journey into their pasts via the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which celebrated its ...S5 E3, Leeds and Liverpool1h
09:00Michael Palin: Travels of a LifetimeMichael Palin looks back on the making of Pole to Pole, in which he travelled along a single line of longitude across the USSR, Africa and finally ...S1 E2, Episode 21h
10:00Train Rescue Down UnderCane Train Rescue: A locomotive needs a quick double bogie change to get back to the sugarcane harvest. Meanwhile, the heat is on for a tricky air ...S1 E4, Getting a Cane Loco Back to Harvest1h
11:00Flipping BangersSpitfire: Will and Gus head to London to buy a '73 Mk 4 Spitfire. It seems solid, but how it fares on the road remains to be seen. S1 Ep1S1 E1, Triumph Spitfire1h
12:00Flipping BangersGolf: Will and Gus head to the West Country to buy a Golf GTI. Gus hates it on sight, but Will is smitten. They soon discover why the car is laid u...S1 E2, Volkswagen Golf MK21h
13:00Canal Boat DiariesAynho Wharf to Bablock Hythe: Robbie navigates the Oxford Canal, bumps into a hire boat and a hedge and tackles large river locks on the scenic Upp...S6 E2, Aynho Wharf to Bablock Hythe1h
14:00Canal Boat DiariesOxford to Reading: Robbie's narrowboat gets a makeover before he explores the River Thames, he moors in Abingdon and tackles an emergency DIY repai...S6 E3, Oxford to Reading1h
15:00Saving Lives at SeaEvery Second Counts: A fisherman is dragged lifeless out of the sea by bystanders and the lifeboat crew race to the beach to join the desperate att...S9 E3, Every Second Counts1h
16:00Blue Planet IIGreen Seas: Footage of wildlife inhabiting underwater kelp forests, including thousands of giant cuttlefish spawning in a rocky reef and tiger shar...1h
17:00Blue Planet IICoasts: Footage of animals that live on the coast, including sea lions hunting for tuna, puffins bringing food back to their young, and a strange s...1h
18:00Bangers & Cash: Restoring ClassicsMatra Murena/Wetbike: The guys buy a confusing 1984 French Matra Murena and send it to Citroen specialists. Next, they take on a Bond classic - no,...S8 E5, Matra Murena/Wetbike1h
19:00New: Bangers & Cash: Restoring ClassicsCortina/Maxi: The team cop for a 1965 Ford Cortina Estate, supposedly owned by a South African Chief of Police, and take on one of Dave's guilty pl...S9 E1, Cortina/Maxi1h
20:00Classic Car KingsLamborghini Espada: Irv restores a 1970s Lamborghini Espada for a client in the Middle East. Hidden structural damage and spiralling engine issues ...S1 E2, Lamborghini Espada1h
21:00Bangers & Cash: Restoring ClassicsA35/BMW Z3: The team take on one of Derek's favourites - an Austin A35 - but its age ensures some hefty bills. To bank some cash, their second proj...S8 E6, A35/BMW Z31h
22:00Bangers & CashLand Rover S1/Bentley Mulsanne: Paul and daughter Kate collect a Series 1 Land Rover, while Jack collects an unusual wartime paratrooper's bike in ...S12 E4, Land Rover S1/Bentley Mulsanne1h
23:00Bangers & CashVW Jurgen/Citroen Visa: Making Dave go weak at the knees is a very rare eighties hot hatch - a Citroen Visa GT Tonic. S12 Ep5S12 E5, VW Jurgen/Citroen Visa1h
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// GET /v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/schedule?date=2026-10-17, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_6dr524j9",
            "channel": "ch_v2wj5bnx",
            "start": "2026-10-17T00:00:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-17T01:00:00Z",
            "title": "Find It, Fix It, Flog It",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": "On the south coast, Henry Cole gets to work an aircraft fuel tank, while Simo...",
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 22,
        "date": "2026-10-17",
        "tz": "UTC"
    }
}
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GETFree keyFind a channelFind a TV channel by its name, an alias or a call sign, in any country, and get the id every other endpoint takes./v1/channels/search?q=u&yesterdayGETFree keyGet a channelOne TV channel in full: its names, owner, country, languages, categories, logo, website, launch year and the guide feeds behind it./v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnxGETFree keyA channel's scheduleA TV channel's day slot by slot: start and stop in UTC, title, description, category, and the series and episode where we matched it./v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/scheduleGETFree keyOn a channel nowWhat is on a TV channel right now and what comes next, with how far through the current programme it is./v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/nowGETFree keyNext on a channelThe next programmes on a TV channel, as many as you ask for, each with its times in UTC and its episode where matched./v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/nextGETFree keyWatch a channel freeThe official free ways to watch a TV channel: the broadcaster's own player, or the FAST service (Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, Plex, Roku) that carries it, with the watch page and the country./v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/free-viewGETPaid plansA channel's past schedulesPast schedules for a TV channel from the archive, slot by slot over any window of up to 31 days, with the same fields as today./v1/channels/ch_v2wj5bnx/historyGETPaid plansXMLTV exportA country or a set of channels as a standard XMLTV file, up to 14 days ahead, for media centres and IPTV players./v1/xmltv?channels=ch_v2wj5bnx
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